Entwicklungsingenieur Elektrotechnik; m​/w​/d

Development Engineer Electrical Engineering

Hitachi Rail drives the sustainable mobility transformation by making rail transport safer, more efficient, and more attractive. Our technologies enable billions of people to reach their destinations in an environmentally friendly way. With 24,000 employees in more than 50 countries, we are a reliable partner for the best transport companies in the world.

Development Engineer Electrical Engineering (m/f/d) (. R1010220) in full-time or part-time at our location in Ditzingen

You will gladly take on this responsibility:

As a development engineer in the field of electrical engineering (m/f/d), you are responsible for the development of our relay groups. You maintain the safety-relevant documents and are in close contact with different interfaces that are relevant for the development.

This also includes the following tasks:

• You develop complex electronic assemblies for our signal technology, specifically for our relay signal boxes
• Through your analytical approach, you evaluate the existing solutions and continuously improve them
• You participate in the testing of the developed signal technology and electronic circuits of railway systems
• You are responsible for the documentation of safety-critical solutions and support communication with customers as well as test specifications
• As a responsible development engineer, you support the development and manufacturing during the entire product life cycle
• You are also supportive in the approval process and are available as a contact person for stakeholders with questions

What you bring with you:

• You have a degree in electrical engineering or a comparable field
• You have experience in the development of circuits and complex electronic assemblies
• Your knowledge in the field of communication and control technology is solid
• Your personal strengths include a strong team spirit and clear, goal-oriented communication and problem-solving as well as a structured way of working
• Your German and English language skills are proficient

Our talent acquisition team looks forward to your contact

Luis Böhringer

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Our motivation and the core of our operations is the mobility transformation. For this, our teams develop innovative products and solutions. With our global expertise, we cover the entire rail system – from rail vehicles and maintenance to control and safety technology, digital control systems, and smart ticketing systems.

Our projects for this are diverse. To make our teams even stronger, we are looking for your support. For this, we offer you an attractive package with the following benefits:

• Together we are strong:
  Networking through internal networks such as YES (Young Employee Society) or Wo Men Together  as well as working in international teams
• Our drive:
  Together we lay the foundations for the digitalization of the rail world in Germany and worldwide, to bring people safely to their loved ones!
• Flexible working:
  We offer you flexible working models such as flexitime and hybrid working
• Attractive conditions: A secure and permanent job with a globally operating company with collective bargaining agreement

An open dialogue and transparency are actively promoted and modeled at Hitachi Rail. We actively advocate for diversity, create the necessary framework conditions for it, and commit to a consistent promotion of all forms of diversity. We are convinced that we achieve the best results with mixed teams and that equal opportunities are a matter of course. Our exemplary actions in the sense of an equal opportunity-oriented personnel management have been honored with the TOTAL E-Quality certificate.

With special programs, we promote diversity and inclusion as well as the compatibility of work and family and support our employees in the balancing act between their private life and the exciting challenges at Hitachi Rail.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.